diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index 38f77e66..dca2858f 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -1024,17 +1024,21 @@ static bool device_remove_network(const void *key, void *data, void *user_data)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void device_netdev_notify(struct netdev *netdev, bool up,
+static void device_netdev_notify(struct netdev *netdev,
+					enum netdev_watch_event event,
 					void *user_data)
 {
 	struct device *device = user_data;
 	struct l_dbus *dbus = dbus_get_bus();
 
-	if (up) {
+	if (event == NETDEV_EVENT_UP) {
 		device_enter_state(device, DEVICE_STATE_AUTOCONNECT);
 
 		__device_watch_call_added(device);
-	} else {
+
+		l_dbus_property_changed(dbus, device_get_path(device),
+					IWD_DEVICE_INTERFACE, "Powered");
+	} else if (event == NETDEV_EVENT_DOWN) {
 		device_enter_state(device, DEVICE_STATE_OFF);
 
 		if (device->scan_pending)
@@ -1072,10 +1076,10 @@ static void device_netdev_notify(struct netdev *netdev, bool up,
 		device->networks_sorted = l_queue_new();
 
 		__device_watch_call_removed(device);
-	}
 
-	l_dbus_property_changed(dbus, device_get_path(device),
-				IWD_DEVICE_INTERFACE, "Powered");
+		l_dbus_property_changed(dbus, device_get_path(device),
+					IWD_DEVICE_INTERFACE, "Powered");
+	}
 }
 
 struct device *device_create(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct netdev *netdev)
@@ -1103,7 +1107,8 @@ struct device *device_create(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct netdev *netdev)
 
 	scan_ifindex_add(device->index);
 
-	device_netdev_notify(netdev, netdev_get_is_up(netdev), device);
+	device_netdev_notify(netdev, netdev_get_is_up(netdev) ?
+				NETDEV_EVENT_UP : NETDEV_EVENT_DOWN, device);
 	device->netdev_watch_id =
 		netdev_watch_add(netdev, device_netdev_notify, device);
 
diff --git a/src/netdev.c b/src/netdev.c
index 601953c9..98867801 100644
--- a/src/netdev.c
+++ b/src/netdev.c
@@ -1166,33 +1166,61 @@ static void netdev_mlme_notify(struct l_genl_msg *msg, void *user_data)
 	}
 }
 
+struct netdev_watch_event_data {
+	struct netdev *netdev;
+	enum netdev_watch_event type;
+};
+
 static void netdev_watch_notify(void *data, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct netdev_watch *watch = data;
-	struct netdev *netdev = user_data;
+	struct netdev_watch_event_data *event = user_data;
 
-	watch->callback(netdev, netdev_get_is_up(netdev), watch->user_data);
+	watch->callback(event->netdev, event->type, watch->user_data);
 }
 
 static void netdev_newlink_notify(const struct ifinfomsg *ifi, int bytes)
 {
 	struct netdev *netdev;
 	bool old_up, new_up;
+	char old_name[IFNAMSIZ];
+	struct rtattr *attr;
+	struct netdev_watch_event_data event;
 
 	netdev = netdev_find(ifi->ifi_index);
 	if (!netdev)
 		return;
 
 	old_up = netdev_get_is_up(netdev);
+	strcpy(old_name, netdev->name);
 
 	netdev->ifi_flags = ifi->ifi_flags;
 
+	for (attr = IFLA_RTA(ifi); RTA_OK(attr, bytes);
+			attr = RTA_NEXT(attr, bytes)) {
+		if (attr->rta_type != IFLA_IFNAME)
+			continue;
+
+		strcpy(netdev->name, RTA_DATA(attr));
+
+		break;
+	}
+
 	new_up = netdev_get_is_up(netdev);
 
-	if (old_up == new_up)
-		return;
+	if (old_up != new_up) {
+		event.netdev = netdev;
+		event.type = new_up ? NETDEV_EVENT_UP : NETDEV_EVENT_DOWN;
 
-	l_queue_foreach(netdev->watches, netdev_watch_notify, netdev);
+		l_queue_foreach(netdev->watches, netdev_watch_notify, &event);
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(old_name, netdev->name)) {
+		event.netdev = netdev;
+		event.type = NETDEV_EVENT_NAME_CHANGE;
+
+		l_queue_foreach(netdev->watches, netdev_watch_notify, &event);
+	}
 }
 
 static void netdev_dellink_notify(const struct ifinfomsg *ifi, int bytes)
diff --git a/src/netdev.h b/src/netdev.h
index 431b3307..6f446513 100644
--- a/src/netdev.h
+++ b/src/netdev.h
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ enum netdev_event {
 	NETDEV_EVENT_DISCONNECT_BY_AP,
 };
 
+enum netdev_watch_event {
+	NETDEV_EVENT_UP,
+	NETDEV_EVENT_DOWN,
+	NETDEV_EVENT_NAME_CHANGE,
+};
+
 typedef void (*netdev_command_func_t) (bool result, void *user_data);
 typedef void (*netdev_connect_cb_t)(struct netdev *netdev,
 					enum netdev_result result,
@@ -52,7 +58,8 @@ typedef void (*netdev_event_func_t)(struct netdev *netdev,
 					void *user_data);
 typedef void (*netdev_disconnect_cb_t)(struct netdev *netdev, bool result,
 					void *user_data);
-typedef void (*netdev_watch_func_t)(struct netdev *netdev, bool up,
+typedef void (*netdev_watch_func_t)(struct netdev *netdev,
+					enum netdev_watch_event event,
 					void *user_data);
 typedef void (*netdev_set_powered_cb_t)(struct netdev *netdev, int result,
 					void *user_data);